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March 20, 2025, 3:27 pm
Sanctuary receiving, treating smuggled monkeys says surging trade ‘breaks our hearts’
Primatologist Tamar Fredman, whose sanctuary has taken in 16 monkeys seized by police, warns that wild animals don’t make good pets, suffer emotionally, pose risks to humans
By
Sue Surkes
March 15, 2025, 1:58 pm
Police rescue lion cub, monkey from illegal animal traders
Authorities believe cub was smuggled into Israel, say anyone who came near the animals must be tested for diseases; another cub and monkeys recovered in ops earlier in the week
By
ToI Staff
August 30, 2024, 5:27 am
Marmosets use ‘vocal labels’ to identify one another, Israeli study finds
Hebrew University researchers find that monkey subset can recognize when calls are directed at them and are more likely to respond when addressed by their ‘name’
By
Issam Ahmed
February 15, 2023, 10:24 am
Rare lemur found after brief escape from Ramat Gan Safari
Sai, 5, recovered by staff in nearby park, hours after fleeing from zoo; red-collared lemurs are native to Madagascar and classified as endangered
By
Michael Horovitz
July 27, 2022, 2:30 pm
Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, attacking monkeys trying to snatch babies
Japanese macaque attacks — on 58 people in 3 weeks — are getting so bad Yamaguchi city hall hired a special unit to hunt them with tranquilizer guns; no serious injuries so far
By
YURI KAGEYAMA
July 7, 2022, 10:52 am
Primatologist Jane Goodall to set up conservation organization in Israel
Branch of global Jane Goodall Institute will focus on ecological corridors, wetland restoration and use of Bedouin knowledge to replant native species
By
Sue Surkes
December 14, 2021, 5:56 am
Primate sanctuary, JNF swing into action to take 1,100 monkeys off state’s back
Jewish National Fund to provide land to expand forest home of sanctuary, allowing it to take in macaques left in cramped cages for years after Petah Tikva breeding farm shut down
By
Sue Surkes
April 10, 2021, 6:48 am
Brain meshed with computer, a monkey plays ‘Pong’ hands-free
Elon Musk startup Neuralink puts chip in macaque’s brain that lets it play video game with its mind; system could be used to help paralyzed people, keep humanity ahead of AI
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AFP
July 21, 2020, 8:34 pm
Three men arrested for stealing monkey from zoo in northern Israel
Primate, worth thousands of shekels, back home after being recovered by police
By
ToI Staff
July 3, 2020, 10:43 am
Chinese study shows 6 monkeys infected with coronavirus had short-term immunity
Unclear how long such immunity could last in humans; some reports of people possibly becoming reinfected, though there is speculation these are test-related issues
By
AFP
June 2, 2020, 1:55 pm
Monkeys, ferrets offer needed clues in COVID-19 vaccine race
Researchers infect animals with the coronavirus to study their bodies’ reaction, but say that much work still needs to be done
By
LAURAN NEERGAARD
June 8, 2019, 5:49 am
Tachtouch returns to Lebanon after monkeying around in Israel
After his weeklong escapade in Jewish state, French nun who owns the vervet calls him a ‘peace messenger’ for crossing militarized border
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AFP
June 6, 2019, 11:26 pm
Lebanese monkey nabbed after 2-week chase in northern Israel
Experts from Yodfat Monkey Forest finally manage to tempt vervet into cage with food after he was spotted in villages and towns around northern Israel but evaded capture
By
Sue Surkes
June 4, 2019, 1:14 am
Lebanese monkey still on the run in northern Israel
The primate that infiltrated the border last week continues to show up in various towns in northern Israel, evading all efforts to capture it
By
ToI Staff
May 29, 2019, 8:04 pm
Mischievous monkey escapes from Lebanese farm, enters Israel
Vervet makes dash for freedom from Ship of Peace farm run by French nun near Bint Jbeil and crosses border into Israel, where it continues to evade capture
By
ToI Staff
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